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The Chariot: Pamela Colman Smith’s Tarot Design
An armoured figure stands within a canopied vehicle above two opposed sphinxes. Small buildings and a boundary wall extend behind the central body and its patterned covering. Smith gives the composition a strong frontal stability despite the chariot's association with movement. The contrasting sphinxes establish tension at ground level, while the canopy and standing figure hold the upper design together. The vehicle's decorated front remains visible between them.
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Pamela Colman Smith (design). "The Chariot: Pamela Colman Smith’s Tarot Design" [editorial title]. In The Illustrated Key to the Tarot: The Veil of Divination, Dr. L. W. de Laurence. 1916 edition, 1916, De Laurence, Scott & Co.. Source scan leaf 61. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/tarot-smith-56
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
Original source design and caption inspected; composition retained with scan margins trimmed. No reconstructed or recoloured details. Design credited to Pamela Colman Smith; reproduced in the active L. W. de Laurence volume. Card border, number and title retained.
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Pamela Colman Smith (design). The Chariot: Pamela Colman Smith’s Tarot Design. The Illustrated Key to the Tarot: The Veil of Divination. Scan leaf 61. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/tarot-smith-56